In the third episode of the EMSEduCast Journal Club the panel discusses three articles: Resuscitation on television: Realistic or ridiculous? A quantitative observational analysis of the portrayal of cardiopulmonary resuscitation in television medical drama Presented by Rob Theriault The Canadian Prehospital Evidence-based Protocols Project: Knowledge Translation in Emergency Medical Services Care Presented by Joe Clark Effectiveness of paramedic practitioners in attending 999 calls from elderly people in the community: cluster randomised controlled trial Presented by Bill Toon Panel: Joseph F. Clark – connect at JosephFClark.com Jan Jensen – connect at Canadian Prehospital Evidence Based Protocols and jljensen@dal.ca Greg Friese – [...]
Journal Club 2: Episode 43
In the second Journal Club the crew discusses a set of articles related to sudden cardiac arrest resuscitation, implementation of the 2005 Emergency Cardiac Care Guidelines, and the concept of a Resuscitation specialty centers. The articles discussed: Randomized controlled trial of IV vs no IV Presented by Greg Friese Observational study of cardiac arrest survival rates in various locales based on the ROC data Presented by Tim Noonan Commentary discussing the use of “resuscitation centres” similar to “trauma centres” Presented by Blair Bigham A look at the 2005 guideline implementation and uptake and adherence to these guidelines Presented by Rob [...]
Journal Club 1: EMS Educast Episode 36
This week we discuss the following articles in our first ever Journal Club: Is Mechanism of Injury Alone in the Prehospital Setting a Predictor of Major Trauma – A Review of the Literature’ Author: Malcolm J Boyle and ‘Is Mechanism of Injury Alone A Useful Predictor of Major Trauma?’ Authors: Boyle, Smith, Archer Presented by Greg Friese ‘Mechanism of Injury Predicts Patient Mortality and Impairment After Blunt Trauma’ Authors: Haider, Chang, Haut, Cornwell, Efron Presented by Rob Theriault Prehospital Prediction of the Severity of Blunt Anatomic Injury Authors: Mulholland, Cameron, Gabbe, Williamson, Young, Smith, and Bernard Presented by Rob Theriault Featuring: [...]
